Declan Brooks (born 10 July 1996) is a British Olympic bronze medalist winning cyclist who competes in

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. Brooks was born in

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and attended Cams Hill School and would practice at the

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skate park. He won a bronze medal at the

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, and a silver in the freestyle World Cup in 2019, and achieved a tenth-place finish at the 2019

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, in

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. In June 2021 he was confirmed on the Great Britain team for the delayed

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. On August 1 he won the bronze medal in the BMX Freestyle.

Personal life

In 2017, Brooks appeared as a contestant on the

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Contest history

*2019 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships - Park: 3rd *2019 UEC BMX Freestyle Park European Championships - 3rd

References

External links

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